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After executing the below commands, observed that custom translations are updated with OOB translations. Is there any way to stop update statements. TDTDynamicTranslationExpander.bat -addlangde -versionV7505-00 TDToolkit.bat -addlangde -versionV7505-00 Ex: ASSET.EQ2 is an out of the box attribute. For this attribute default label is EQ2, but changE it to "XYZ". After executing TDtoolkit command this again updated as EQ2. The XLIFF file is responsible to change the translation of the labels. So, when running TDToolkit it will... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, MAM 7604 IFIX 013 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.4 Interim Fix 012, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV93808 Configuration Items In the Configuration Items application, the Create SR dialog box does not use the rich text editor. IV84277 System Object The Cron Task schedule stops if the cron task throws a Runtime exception. IV93220 Migration Manager The Migration Manager removes... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, MAM 7509 IFIX 018 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0.9 Interim Fix 017, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV89431 Security Groups Access is required to create work orders and tasks. IV95891 Work Order Tracking In the Work Order Tracking application, on the Actuals tab, the asset number for rotating items is not updated correctly. IV96067 Labor When a labor record is referenced on a... [More]

You might be wondering what this property is for? It's overall use and impact? What part of the Maximo system it's related to? What =0 and =1 does or doesn't do? If the system property mxe.webclient.staticid is set, Maximo will use "static ids" for all UI elements, else Maximo will continue using the legacy id generation. This is how we tell Maximo to use static id's for the fields in the UI Development recommends that everyone should have it turned on. Unless you want to do some debugging and don't want the... [More]

On Labor record the Calendar field (labor.calnum) becomes required after it is entered once. After the Primary Calendar value on the Person (People) record has been added it becomes a required field and it is not possible to just remove the value and save the record or you will get the error above. In order to remove the Primary Calendar value you must also remove the Primary Shift value in order to be able to save the record. This will also remove the value in the Calendar Organization as this is the Organization for the Primary... [More]

Labor Reporting field is not searchable in List tab after upgrade to Maximo 7.6 In Maximo 7.5 the STARTDATE attribute in LABTRANS object was a persistante attribute in the database. So, being persistante, the field is searchable in the database so in the UI. However, the structure changed in Maximo 7.6. Now the STARTDATE attribute in LABTRANS object is not a persistante attribute in the database. Instead, there is a new attribute called STARTDATEENTERED. This is a new attribute which is same as STARTDATE but persistante.... [More]

Sometimes using Maximo Spatial, user will prefer to see only specific layers on the map in order to have a clearer perspective In the following screenshot we can see that Hydrants, Water Mains and Water Lateral Lines are being displayed on the map. If user wants to display only the hydrants, he can unselect all other layers: In addition to that, user can also choose if layer info will be available or not Check that the layer Water Hydrants is highlighted inside Layers Tool Panel, which means that Identify Tool will bring... [More]

MOTIVATION: When I searched for a REST client implemented within Maximo using Automation Scripting, all documents I could find gave information on Maximo REST services which is the reverse of my requirement. Hence, I thought it would be a good idea to post this example which can ease the things for developers looking for a similar requirement. Maximo is focused on Asset Management, hence most of the time on customer site we need to integrate Maximo with ERP (SAP ERP, Oracle ERP etc.) or billing systems. I will present an example of a Maximo... [More]

You added a new Result Set Portlet on the Start Center, and when you click on edit to open the Result Set Setup to add the application (INVUSAGE) and query in there are only 12 available fields listed. Why aren't the INVUSENU, CHANGEDATE, and CHANGEBY showing up? This should be related to the webclient.resultset.relatedattributes properties in your Maximo environment. That property must have a value of 1, if you would like to see additional attributes when editing a Result Set Portlet query/attributes. In order to fix... [More]

We had users reporting that after implementing record locking on work orders on a cloned WO app they call WO Tech, this WO Tech app is working extremely slow with record locking and performance is very sporadic from computer to computer, some computers take 5-10 seconds to unlock the record, while others take 5-10 minutes, and others never complete the command and the user gets a swirling blue circle (which one user let it swirl for the entire 8 hour shift and it never unlocked the record). Well, we had a meeting with the... [More]

A new YORN type attribute was added to the INVTRANS Object to help identify whether a physical count update was entered as part of a "High Value Cycle Count" or a "Regular Cycle Count". The updated YORN attribute value is not saved to the correct transaction record which is not allowing us to identify what type of cycle count caught the physical count discrepancy. 1. Open Database Configuration and add a new YORN type attribute to INVTRANS Object. 2. Save Record. 3. Start Admin Mode, Apply... [More]

I will present you a simple Jython script to fetch daily exchange rates using the xml feed provided by Turkish National Bank via the following url: http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/kurlar/today.xml Figure 1 - Caption of Web Page for Exchange Rates Let me show the partial page source which will present the xml structure clearly: Figure... [More]

MAXIMO IoT Newsletter: May Edition - Your Monthly updates - All in one place The IoT newsletter will be published monthly, this will be the perfect way to share with you our high value content, recent updates and any information you might have missed. The main objective of this Newsletter is to give you a monthly peek with what's happening in the world of Maximo, value added contents such as videos, blogs, IFIX releases etc. This month we have added a vast amount of YouTube Videos, make... [More]

When you have an item record in Maximo, you have the option to Add Item to Storeroom, however, not every field is required. For this example, we will use the IN20 field. If you would like to have the IN20 field in Inventory app to be required at the moment that you are adding the item to storeroom from Item app, here are some steps for you. All you have to do is this : 1. Go to Application Designer and search for ITEM app 2. Click on the Edit Dialogs button, on the toolbar 3. Select additemstostoreroom , which corresponds to Add... [More]

Some users reported that they are getting the following error trying to export all applications at once in Application Designer : This page contains the following errors: error on line 107555 at column 7: AttValue: " or ' expected Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error: <script> var el = document.getElementByld("m6a7dfd2f-hb"); if(el) { hideShowElement(el,true); }<\script> As for the solution for such cases, this issue may be caused due to some incomplete XML definition in some... [More]

Just a heads up, regarding this case where you would like to see a count of records that will be affected by status changes displayed when performing a status change, the standard Maximo functionality does offer the above in one scenario but not in all of them. In Maximo 7 versions this is not included, as per product design, as the change status information comes from the class files, where you may not be able to modify the information. When the information is coming from the mbo's, this will not be possible without the... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0.11 Interim Fix 006 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with MAM 75011 IFIX 005, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV93752 Linked Documents/Attached Documents Documents that are not linked to any record remain on the server. IV95220 System User Interface You cannot upload a file that has a Turkish capital I in the name. IV94289 Report Administration You cannot print some file types with the... [More]

Hello Everyone! It's Suraj again, and today I'll be sharing a topic that is of popul ar demand . This one is regarding the ArcGISDataSync Crontask! Are you ready to bring your data in? Let's do it. Firstly, there are a few prerequisites. Before we can bring the data into Maximo, you will need to: 1) Complete configuring your GIS objects for the Spatially enabled application. You can follow either the techdoc , or the blog 2) Configure your JMS Queues before activating the ArcGISDataSync crontask.... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.3 Interim Fix 016 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with MAM 7603 IFIX 015, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV95702 Receiving In the Receiving application, you cannot add a long description to the Remarks field. IV93407 Automation Scripts When you create a custom script for the USEREXIT.USEREXIT.IN.BEFORE script, a null error occurs. To install the IFIX, see... [More]

A couple of new releases were announced in May/17 under Maximo Location Based Services. Maximo Spatial 7.6.0.2, Maximo Linear 7.6.0.1 and Maximo Anywhere 7.6.2. Please check the following highlights for each of these products. Maximo Anywhere 7.6.2 Display ArcGIS maps populated with ArcGIS features and other Maximo record data directly from your mobile device. You can define one or more areas on a map that can be used with mobile devices. Updates you make to ArcGIS are synchronized to the mobile devices. Users can access map data... [More]

I am trying to setup a Configure Conditional Properties on a column in an Application to validate data entered by the user. In particular I want specific segments of a GL ACCOUNT. So I am doing SUBSTR to validate. In the "Condition is true" & "Condition is false" What Property and Values can I use to make my field get a Stop Sign on the column and a msg show to indicate the value in this column is incorrect? The same functionality that Maximo uses OOB on its own columns???? A doc that explains all these Properties... [More]

So I have been asked several times by clients whether there is a means to release some or all items that have been STAGED on a single record in the Inventory Usage application, as they are no longer required. A perfectly legitimate request, however, at this time there is currently no way to modify a staged quantity eother in whole or in part. The only option available at this time is to cancel the staged document and then repost with a new inventory usage document. The good new is that this is something that is being looked at for the... [More]

Announcing New Maximo Offerings Have you seen all the new releases for Maximo that were announced the week ending May 19? There is a new feature pack for Maximo 7.6.0.8, new versions of Scheduler and Scheduler Plus 7.6.5 , the next mobile release – Maximo Anywhere 7.6.2 , and Maximo Asset Health Insights 7.6.0.2 ! These were all made available for Saas as of May 16 and on prem May 19 th . Maximo 7.6.0.8 – you will see new exciting enhancements around budget tracking, the next work center new UX based applications... [More]

What is a COMMIT? Database management systems have the concept of a commit. This concept has to do with grouping sets of actions together such that they all succeed or fail as a group. This represents the A in the ACID properties of a transaction system . The A stands for Atomicity – meaning that a transaction may consist of multiple small parts, but that if one of those parts fails, then the transaction must also fail to have made any changes to the data. A commit also has to do with the D in ACID - Durability. The durability property... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, MAM 7607 IFIX 002 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.7 Interim Fix 001, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV93752 Linked Documents/Attached Documents Documents that are not linked to any record remain on the server. IV91105 System User Interface When you collapse a table in any application, you cannot expand it again to see table details. IV88952 System User Interface When you have a... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, MAM 7605 IFIX 011 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.5 Interim Fix 010, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV94001 Service Address In the Service Address application, when you use a map service that has units not in decimal degrees, an error occurs. IV95139 Invoices When you delete an invoice of prorated standard services that has been received, an error occurs. IV93014 Report Viewer... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0.10 Interim Fix 012 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with MAM 75010 IFIX 011, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV95422 Graphical Assignment When you run scheduler optimization against a scenario and the Run At This Time property is set to true, the COMMITINPRG property is not reset to false. To install the IFIX, see... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, MAM 7604 IFIX 012 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.4 Interim Fix 011, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV94465 Work Order Tracking In the Work Order Tracking application, when you use the mechanical clipboard, a class error occurs. IV93910 Start Center When you switch between applications on the Start Center, portlets are displayed in a loop and the system is not responsive.... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, MAM 7509 IFIX 017 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.5.0.9 Interim Fix 016, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV94624 Reorder In the Reorder application, the reorder quantity is rounded to two decimal places. IV90556 Service Requests In the Service Requests application, you can add a location with a status of DECOMMISSIONED to a service request and no warning message is displayed. ... [More]

The Interim Fix (IFIX) is available at Fix Central. As with all IFIXes, MAM 7605 IFIX 010 is cumulative and includes all fixes provided with Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0.5 Interim Fix 009, with these additions: APAR Application Name Description IV93339 Graphical Scheduling A more efficient SQL statement written to help Graphical Scheduling performance. IV94211 System User Interface Bulletin Board messages do not wrap to fit the screen. IV94080 Desktop Requisitions In the Desktop Requisitions application, when you change... [More]